Publishing Your Dissertations: Open Access / Embargo / Other Options? What’s in Your Best Interest? A Panel Discussion.

Where: 

Herter Hall 601

 
Heated discussion erupted over the American Historical Association statement urging universities to allow PhD recipients to embargo their electronic dissertation for up to six years while they pursue a book contract. Harvard University Press responded with a blog post that made a convincing case that immediate open access could be advantageous. Some institutions have recently changed their open access and embargo policies. This panel will provide faculty, librarian, University Press, and graduate student views on this timely topic followed by Q&A.
Light refreshments will be served.
 
Panelists:
Laura Quilter is the Copyright and Information Policy Librarian at the UMass Amherst Libraries.
Bruce Wilcox is the Director of the University of Massachusetts Press.
Brian Ogilvie is an Associate Professor of History and Co-Director of the Digital Humanities Initiative at UMass Amherst.
 
This event is co-sponsored by the University Libraries, the Graduate School, and the UMass Amherst Digital Humanities Initiative.
 
Event Website: http://scholarworks.umass.edu/oa/2013/